Older meaning

What does “older” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“older” is an adjective with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables).

older

advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
“aged members of the society”
“elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper”
Synonymsaged elderly senior
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
“Bill Adams, Sr.”
Synonymselder sr.
skilled through long experience
“an old offender”
“the older soldiers”
Synonymsold

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University